1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WALLA WALLA COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 745 759 Land in farms ..................acres.. 710 546 675 524 Average size of farm .......acres.. 954 890 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 697 612 563 099 Average per acre .........dollars.. 725 717 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 877 74 588 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 123 130 10 to 49 acres ...................... 176 193 50 to 179 acres ..................... 97 84 180 to 499 acres .................... 73 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 72 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 204 207 Total cropland .................farms.. 666 678 acres.. 604 519 569 083 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 594 617 acres.. 335 454 298 896 Irrigated land .................farms.. 414 425 acres.. 92 702 75 333 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 197 442 132 034 Average per farm .........dollars.. 265 022 173 958 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 113 479 89 182 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 83 963 42 852 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 161 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 84 $100,000 or more .................... 259 244 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 172 954 112 481 Average per farm .........dollars.. 231 532 148 391 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 747 758 $1,000.. 23 143 20 501 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 981 27 046 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 469 480 Other ............................... 276 279 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 327 345 200 days or more ................... 215 229 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 236 250 number.. 23 804 44 272 Beef cows ..................farms.. 173 197 number.. 4 858 6 382 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 12 number.. 1 329 1 049 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 216 232 number.. 97 130 57 938 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 24 number.. 2 642 2 019 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 26 number.. 3 957 3 634 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 44 number.. 1 553 1 197 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 31 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 7 acres.. 9 607 6 736 bushels.. 2 010 893 1 441 876 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 391 364 acres.. 238 886 187 538 bushels.. 12 588 275 11 395 391 Barley for grain..............farms.. 116 199 acres.. 14 086 39 090 bushels.. 657 877 2 041 415 Irish potatoes................farms.. 12 16 acres.. 8 859 9 094 cwt.. 4 504 653 5 013 929 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 171 201 silage.......................farms.. 12 292 11 194 acres.. 64 409 55 605 tons, dry.. 127 133 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 19 490 14 783 acres.. 46 37 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 911 2 673 acres.. @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .